Media Temple will help GoDaddy service the Web professional and Web developer community and give direct access to the company’s hosting gurus, which fits in with GoDaddy’s strategy to “win the Web professional,” said GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving.

“They service the Web pro better than anyone does,” Irving told me this morning. “We think there’s a lot we can learn from them. It’s a perfect acquisition.”

GoDaddy will provide scale and investment for Media Temple to accelerate its growth and continue to expand internationally.

Media Temple, which was founded in 1998, specializes in premium hosting services and hosts more than 1.5 million websites. The company hosts websites from the latest Internet startups to internationally-recognized brands, such as Nike, Home Depot and the Dave Matthews Band, said Russell Reeder, Media Temple’s president.

“When these great web designers are hired to build these great websites, they usually host on Media Temple,” Reeder told me this morning.

The two companies will continue to operate independently. Media Temple has 225 employees, and the business, LA office, name and management team will remain as it is.

“There is zero reason to have any disruption whatsoever,” Irving said. “Their business is very unique. It’s a huge win for us and frankly we don’t have to change their brand to make them successful. They are successful on their own.”

Media Temple co-founder Demian Sellfors helped engineer the company’s years-long strategy in the acquisition, and wanted to keep the two companies operating independently.

“Blake’s vision to transform GoDaddy and build bridges into the creative community was very attractive to me,” said Sellfors in a statement. “The commitment to maintain Media Temple’s autonomy was equally imperative. I know Media Temple is heading in the right direction as the company looks to expand its brand and help more people around the world.”

Reeder said his team is “very excited” for the partnership and the opportunity to take advantage of GoDaddy products and other recent acquisitions.

“We see this as a great opportunity,” Reeder said. “We have a strong brand in the web developer community, and GoDaddy has its global infrastructure that our company will be able to use.”